Free for every child. Premium for curious parents.
KindyWords’ core belief is simple: every kid deserves a personal writing mentor. The mentor itself — the voice cheer, the marked-up page back, the gentle one-or-two-things feedback, the never-guess safety rule — is FREE, for every child in your family, forever. The paywall never touches your child’s mentor: the voice cheer, the marked-up page, the gentle feedback, and the never-guess safety rule are the same on every plan, and the free plan’s daily allowance is generous enough for everyday practice.
Premium is for you: deeper insight into how your child is progressing, digests that save you attention, and conveniences. It’s also what keeps the mentor running — every reply uses real AI reading, voice, and image services, and Premium support covers those operational costs so the mentor can stay FREE for every child.
Prices are in USD and may change — if your card isn’t in USD, your bank may apply its own conversion. Progress is tracked openly — we never sell what isn’t built. The mentor is always free for every child.
The plans
| FREE | Basic | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 — FREE, forever | USD 11.99/month or USD 99/year | USD 17.99/month or USD 159/year |
| The mentor (full child experience) | ✅ every child | ✅ every child | ✅ every child |
| Practice moments | Generous daily allowance | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Family view — children you can follow | — | 1 child | Every child in the family |
| Family circle | — | — | Up to 3 extra adults — grandparents get their own read-only login to follow along |
| Keepsake journal — every page, reply, and drawing kept, per child | Last 30 days | Last 30 days | Full history + original page images (12-month window) |
From less than 30¢ a day. Basic on the annual plan works out to about 27¢ a day; Premium annual is about 44¢ a day — for every child in the family, and the family circle too. And every Premium family does something bigger: it covers the real running costs of a dozen or more families on the free plan, keeping the mentor free for every child.
Choose your plan
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Compare the plans
The child’s mentor is identical on every plan — the difference is what you, the parent, get, and how long the keepsake journal is kept.
| Free | Basic | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 forever | USD 99/yr · $11.99/mo | USD 159/yr · $17.99/mo |
| The child’s mentor | |||
| Warm feedback on real paper handwriting | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Never a confident correction on an unclear read — it asks | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| At most one or two things to try, only for words on the page | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Voice reply (AU, NZ, US, or UK accents) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Their page back with crayon circles, stars & stamps | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Feedback adapted to age band (4–5 · 6–7 · 8–9) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| The mentor for every child in the family | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Practice moments per day | Generous allowance | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| For parents | |||
| Progress view: streaks, practised & mastered words | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Practice email after each page | ✅ — with a coffee link | ✅ | ✅ |
| Family view — follow every child in one login | — | 1 child | Every child |
| Weekly insight digest | — | — | ✅ |
| Practice packs from your child’s own tricky words | — | — | ✅ |
| Term-over-term history charts | — | — | ✅ |
| Custom reminder schedules — to you, never your child | — | — | ✅ |
| Choice of voice, per child | — | — | ✅ |
| Family circle — grandparents’ own read-only login | — | — | ✅ |
| The keepsake journal — every page and drawing kept | |||
| How long it’s kept | 30 days | 30 days | Full 12-month history |
| Download / export your child’s writing history | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Always free, on every plan — because rights aren’t features
- Export your child’s data.
- Delete your child’s data, permanently.
- Revoke consent at any time.
- Automatic retention deletion — the schedule protects your child regardless of plan.
Why is the free plan really FREE?
Because the mission is the point: every kid deserves a personal writing mentor, and a family’s budget shouldn’t decide whether a six-year-old gets cheered on. The free plan is not a trial and does not expire. Premium families and the occasional coffee cover the real costs — every reply uses real AI reading, voice, and image services — so choosing free never needs an apology. If KindyWords makes your fridge door prouder, the practice email will include a small buy the mentor a coffee link (USD 3) — entirely optional, never attached to streaks, reminders, or anything your child sees.